News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Under socialism, under the New Power, under Leading Light Communism, such a food crisis would not exist. Food production would be organized scientifically to serve the people, not to serve profit. Under the New Power, diverse food reserves would be stockpiled to avoid such disasters. In addition, populations would not be so dependent on one... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists continue to carve up Africa. They do so under the banners of so-called "peace keeping" and "democracy." The imperialists are the reason Africa has the problems of poverty and instability. To invite the imperialists in is allowing the fox into the hen house. -- NP] French defense minister visits northern Mali By BABA... Continue Reading →
[Although Mugabe is no revolutionary, he is an anti-imperialist, a nationalist. His regime is one of the patriotic bourgeoisie. Leading Lights and anti-imperialists support Zimbabwe's attempts to resist Western domination. --NP]Zimbabwe president: No interference in new pollsBy ANGUS SHAWHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At Zimbabwe's independence celebrations, President Robert Mugabe said Thursday his nation won't accept... Continue Reading →
[The poor of the Third World should not look to Madonna or any other liberal do-gooder to save them. The poor of the Third World do not need so-called NGOs. They do not need charity. They need liberation. They need political power. They need the power to build their own schools. If Madonna were serious... Continue Reading →
[The United States is still using Kony as its bogeyman in order to extend its presence, both militarily and economically, into Africa. The United States and other imperialists have killed far more, done more damage, than Kony. This is yet another imperialist smokescreen. Kony 2012 was a psywar campaign aimed at generating support for imperialist... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists are using the cover of humanitarian intervention in order to tighten their grip on Africa. They seek to turn a military operation into a permanent presence on the continent. This is sick considering that France was one of the bloodiest of the imperialist countries in its dealings with Africa. Asking France... Continue Reading →
[The new scramble for Africa is on.. oh wait.. the imperialist scramble never really ended. The United States is getting in on the action. --NP] US Senators McCain, Whitehouse visit Mali By BABA AHMED (AP) BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — United States Sens. John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse arrived in Mali's capital, Bamako, Tuesday for a... Continue Reading →
[This is yet another example to imperialist expansion into Africa through AFRICOM. -- NP] US to invest $1.2 million for Ghana police academy (AP) ANYINASE, Ghana (AP) — The United States embassy in Ghana's capital says the U.S. is investing over $1.2 million to construct a training center for the marine unit of the Ghana... Continue Reading →
[First Worldist feminism advances or seeks to advance the position of First World women (Whites, Blacks, Gay, Straight, Transgendered, etc.) at the expense of Third World peoples. Below is a good example. Once a "boy's club," offices like the CIA's National Clandestine Service, can be hailed as oh-so-progressive because it is now headed by a... Continue Reading →
S Africa police boss endorses officers in killings By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE (AP) MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's police chief said Tuesday she stands by her statement praising officers involved in the shooting massacre of 34 striking miners and insisting they were "just doing your work." Evidence before the judicial commission questioning her Tuesday... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism is irrational from the standpoint of balancing ecological and human needs. Instead, communities are not planned in harmony with the natural world nor are poor communities protected from such disasters. This irrationality is part of what Karl Marx called the anarchy of the capitalist mode of production. The reason that poor people lose their... Continue Reading →
[The Western media beat the drums of war against Gaddafi. Now, it is reported that human rights are even worse in Libya since the Western-backed invasion of Libya. There are horrific abuses against black Africans and minorities in Libya. A weak, divided Libya is easier to exploit. -- CP] Christians say they were tortured in... Continue Reading →
